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Veteran funnyman Mel Brooks will be honored with the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award.

The Blazing Saddles director will receive the 41st honor from fellow legendary Hollywood movie-maker Martin Scorsese at a ceremony next month.

The prestigious award will be handed out as a tribute to Brooks’ 60-yearentertainment career.

Sir Howard Stringer, chairman for the AFI Board of Trustees, says, “For over 50 years, Mel Brooks has given the world its greatest gift – laughter. At the American Film Institute, we also want to shine a proper light on his contributions to the art form as writer, producer, director and actor – and who better to bestow this honor than one of the masters of American film, Martin Scorsese.”

Brooks will receive the honor at a ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on June 6.

Previous recipients of the award include Alfred Hitchcock, James Cagney, Sidney Poitier and Gene Kelly.